2018
Russian Pacific Fleet submarine force commander appointed
Rear-Admiral Vladimir Dmitriyev has been appointed Russian Pacific Fleet submarine force commander, the Eastern Military District’s press office sa...
French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Received its SMART-S Mk2 Radar
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has received its radar upgrade. The SMART-S Mk2 radar was fit...
Highly adapted sea life could help U.S. military detect adversary activity over large areas
The world’s vast oceans and seas offer seemingly endless spaces in which adversaries of the United States can maneuver undetected. The U.S. militar...
French Navy Frigate Assumed Command of USS Theodore Roosevelt Air Defense
On January 26, 2018, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) Horizon-class Air Defense Frigate Chevalier Paul ended three weeks of participation in...
Russian Navy Project 11711 Landing Ship LST Ivan Gren to Complete Trials
The Ivan Gren lead big landing ship of project 11711 will resume in February the trials which were suspended in late December 2017 and complete the...
Fincantieri Launched the 8th FREMM 'Antonio Marceglia' for Italian Navy
The launching ceremony of the “Antonio Marceglia” frigate, the eighth of a series of 10 FREMM vessels - Multi Mission European Frigates, took place...
US Navy Commissioned Independence-class LCS USS Omaha (LCS 12)
The U.S. Navy commissioned the Austal-built Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a ceremony Saturday, Feb. 3, i...
U.S. Navy Second Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Michael Monsoor Completes Sea Trials
The U.S. Navy’s next generation destroyer, the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), successfully completed acceptance trials on Feb. 1. The U.S. ...
Naval Group Fincantieri Merger on Track - French Navy to Get LSS Logistics Vessels
The merger between Naval Group and Fincantieri, two major naval shipbuilding gourps, appear to be well on track following a high level ministerial ...
Project 945A Sierra II Class Submarine Pskov has Faulty Auxiliary Engine Replaced
The Project 945A B-336 Sierra II class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Pskov armed with missiles and torpedoes had its faulty auxiliary dies...
Naval Group Launched 8th FREMM Frigate 'Normandie' for the French Navy
On 1 February 2018, Naval Group floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Normandie, just 12 months after the start of hull assembly in the building ...
First Daegu-class FFX-II Frigate delivered to ROK Navy
South Korea's defense procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced today that the first FFX Batch II (FFX II) fri...
Hamad Port Set to Welcome DIMDEX 2018 Visiting Warships
As part of the highly anticipated sixth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2018), Hamad Port, o...
Dutch Walrus-class Submarines to be Modernized with Safran Navigation Systems
Following an international bidding process, Safran’s integrated inertial navigation system (including Sigma 40 inertial navigation units and the as...
Is China's PLAN About to Test a Railgun at Sea ?
Ship spotters from China released several pictures of what appears to be an electromagnetic (EM) railgun. The pictures released on January 31st sho...
ACTUV Sea Hunter Prototype Transitions to ONR for Further Development
DARPA has successfully completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program and has officially transferred t...
India to develop new long-range variant of BRAHMOS missile
The BrahMos Aerospace company will develop a new variant of the BRAHMOS missile with a range of up to 800 km, according to the Hindustan Times news...
ASC and BMT collaborate to meet demand for submarine know-how
Australia’s sovereign submarine company ASC today signed a collaboration agreement with leading international engineering consultancy BMT to meet i...
GD NASSCO Laid Keel for Future USNS Miguel Keith ESB 5
The future USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) held a keel laying ceremony Jan. 30, at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego.
India's Third Scorpene Submarine ‘Karanj’ Launched at MDL Shipyard
The third Scorpene class submarine constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited for the Indian Navy, was launched today, 31 January 2018. The s...